European Union
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EU will not recognize Taiwan : Borrell
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – The EU should be firm about ensuring that a military conflict doesn’t break out over Taiwan, which it considers part of a “one single China,” the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said.
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EU broadens sanctions to cover Iran’s missile program
TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – The European Union (EU) has expanded its sanctions regime to target Iran’s missile capabilities a month after the country launched missile and drone attacks on the Israeli regime to punish it for Iran's consulate attack.
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EU’s top diplomat blasts Israeli evacuation orders for Rafah
TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell criticised Israel’s latest evacuation orders for Rafah, saying forcing civilians to evacuate “to unsafe zones is intolerable”.
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Iran-EU trade reaches €847 m in February 2024
TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – The trade value between Iran and the European Union (EU)’s member states reached €847 million in February 2024, according to the European Union's statistics office Eurostat data.
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Iran cooperation with IAEA on favorable track: FM
TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – The cooperation between Iran and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is on a favorable track and Tehran welcomes Rafael Grossi's visit to the country, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said.
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Macron ready to 'open debate' on nuclear European defense
TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – France must open a debate on building up a pan-European defense capability, to include rethinking its own nuclear potential, French President Emmanuel Macron has said.
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Iran calls on European Union to sanction Israel
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has called on the European Union (EU) to act responsibly and sanction the Israeli regime.
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EU agrees to add to Iran sanctions in support of Israel
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – In continuation of the Western countries animosity towards Iran, the European Union reached a political agreement to tighten sanctions on Iran in retaliation for its reprisal attack against the occupying Israeli regime.
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German warship departs Red Sea as EU fails to confront Yemen
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – Germany has withdrawn a warship that was deployed to the Red Sea as part of an EU military mission amid the failure of the alliance to confront Yemen’s maritime campaign in support of the Gaza Strip.
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Pro-Palestine peace march in Greece against NATO, US, EU
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – People in Greece held rallies against NATO, the US, and the EU as well as in support of Gaza amid the ongoing Israeli war against it.
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Iran-EU trade reaches €380m in January 2024
TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – The value of trade between Iran and the European Union (EU)’s member states reached €380 million in January 2024, according to the data released by the European Union's statistics office Eurostat.
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EU warns Israel;
Regional confrontation is in no one's interests
TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – The EU's high representative for foreign affairs warned Israel that it is in everyone's interest that there should be no regional confrontation.
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Russian diplomat terms EU sanctions as true irony
TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – Senior Russian diplomat Maria Zakharova has termed the EU sanctions against her country a true irony.
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EU reacts to Israeli attack on Iran's consulate in Syria
TEHRAN, Apr. 02 (MNA) – The European Union has refused to condemn the Zionist Israeli regime's terrorist atrtack on Iran's consulate in Damascus, Syria.
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Scholz:
EU to use proceeds from Russian assets to buy arms for Kyiv
TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – EU countries intend to use proceeds from Russian assets frozen in Europe to finance arms purchases for Kyiv, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said.
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US, Germany, EU embassies evacuate Haiti as violence spirals
TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – The United States and other diplomatic missions have begun evacuating personnel from Haiti, as gang violence in the Caribbean nation’s capital Port-au-Prince continues to spiral.
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Armenia considers possibility of joining the EU: FM
TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said that Armenia is weighing the possibility of applying for membership in the European Union.
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Apple hit with landmark $2 billion EU antitrust fine
TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – The European Union has fined Apple €1.84 billion ($2 billion) for breaking its competition laws.
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Eurozone factory activity nosedives: S&P Global
TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – Manufacturing activity across the 20 countries that use the euro has continued to decline, largely due to a slowdown in the area’s leading economy Germany, according to a study by S&P Global.
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EU members warn against Israel's 'catastrophic' raid of Rafah
TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) – Nearly all member states of the European Union have warned the Israeli regime against going ahead with its planned ground invasion of the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, which is packed with Palestinian refugees.
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Iran-EU trade surpasses €4.7 bln in 2023: Eurostat
TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – The Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) reported that Iran and the 27 European Union member states traded over €4.7 billion worth of goods in 2023.
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Iran pistachio exports to EU top €92m in 2023: Eurostat
TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Figures by the statistics agency of the European Union, known as Eurostat, show that the export of Iran's pistachio to EU countries has surged past €92 million in 2023.
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By: Seyyed Hadi Borhani
Arabs need to know peace process with Israel over
TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – Arab states stayed silent in the face of Israel's recent stances, which violated all peace treaties with Israel. This silence will not only be costly for the Palestinians, but it will have grave consequences for Arab world.
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Palestine foreign ministry:
Intl. pressure on Israel should increase to achieve ceasefire
TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – The Palestinian Authority foreign minister held separate meetings with counterparts from France, Poland, Sweden, Spain, and Cyprus on the sidelines of the EU ministerial meeting, discussing efforts on a ceasefire in Gaza.
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Islamic Jihad:
New EU sanctions politically motivated in support of Israel
TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – The Palestinian Islamic Jihad has roundly condemned the latest EU sanctions against several individuals connected to the Gaza-based group and fellow Hamas movement, calling that politically motivated and in support of Israel.
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EU lawmakers call for ‘permanent ceasefire’ in Gaza
TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – After more than three months of Israeli genocide in Gaza and the death of over 24,000 Palestinians, the European Parliament has finally issued a resolution in support of a “permanent ceasefire” in the besieged enclave.
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Iran deputy FM meets EU’s Mora in Geneva
TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani met and held talks with Enrique Mora, deputy secretary general of the European External Action Service (EEAS) in Geneva on Wednesday.
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We not welcome war and insecurity in region: Iran FM
TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the foreign minister of Iran said in a meeting with his Norwegian counterpart that "We do not welcome war and insecurity in the region," calling for an end to aggression on Gaza for regional peace.
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Iran-EU trade exceeds €3.7 bln in 10-month period: Eurostat
TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – The Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) in its latest report said Iran and the 27 member states of the European Union exchanged more than €3.7 billion worth of products in the first 10 months of last year.
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EU begins talks on its own military mission in Red Sea
TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – The European Union will start discussions on launching its military mission in the Red Sea this week, EU foreign policy spokesman Peter Stano said at a briefing.